Working with recording options

Those of you coming to Motion from After Effects are probably going to get…very excited about this next option I'm going to show you, and if not, you…still might like this option, because it makes the Automatic keyframe button a…little bit less finicky.…Let's go ahead and play the comp, so we can look and see what we have got here.…Just a basic text animation, let's select the Anchor text, and open up the Inspector.…Now if we turned on Automatic keyframing in its default state, you'll notice it…automatically records absolutely any change that we make.…

So if you move your playhead anywhere else, let's say I adjust the Scale here.…Now all of a sudden I have got a scale transform happening.…Well, if you double click the Record button, you will get a set of recording options.…The top three options deal with real-time recording.…But the one that we want to talk about right now is record keyframes on…animated parameters only.…Let's check that box and click OK, turn Automatic keyframing back on, and you…

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9/11/2009

In Motion 4 Essential Training, Ian Robinson shows how to start building outstanding motion graphics and animations for video production. He demonstrates how to build custom text animations with the new Adjust Glyph tool and explores Motion’s amazing real-time 3D tools. Ian highlights working in the 3D space, creating depth with lights and shadows, and using reflections to add realism. He gives practical advice on how to integrate Motion into a professional video workflow, round-tripping with Final Cut Pro and sending a final project to Compressor. Exercise files accompany this course.

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Understanding the toolbar and setting the essential preferences to get started

Adding .mov files, still images, and Photoshop and Illustrator assets to a project

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Q: In Motion 4, is it possible to create an intro with multiple pictures, where some pictures enter from the left side and some from the right side of the frame, with all fading as they approach the center of the canvas?

A: The effect described is a very specific move utilizing 3D space. One effective method is to work in true 3D space, instead of trying to use a behavior, by keyframing the animation. Try these steps:

Place a camera in the scene and switch the scene to 3D.

Rotate the first image to an angle that achieves the desired effect, and slide it on the X axis until it is out of the scene on the right of the stage.

Turn on Auto Keyframing and make sure a keyframe is recorded for the rotation and position.

Move the playhead down the Timeline and move the picture to it's ending point and adjust the rotation a little for the end.

To get the image to disappear, adjust the camera's far plane of view, making sure to soften it so it has a smooth transition into oblivion.
Then simply duplicate the picture and change the rotation and position keyframes to the exact opposite values for rotation and position.

Q: When attempting to change views as the instructor demonstrates in the “Viewing a 3D scene in different layouts” video, I only see the text in the Perspective view. When the instructor uses the Top and Bottom screen split, and uses the Top view, my screen does not show the four horizontal lines that represent the four words used in the tutorial.
Are there settings that need to be changes in order to view all the objects as demonstrated in the tutorial?

A: It’s possible that when viewing the project from different?angles, the letters may be sliding way out of the view area.
Here’s how to fix it: Whenever you can't see your objects in the?scene, select at least one of them in the Layers panel and then press?F or Command+F to frame the selected objects in the scene.